Universe is drama and it plays this gameGot so involved, forgot we're all the sameAppears so real and it does it so wellSome of us in heaven, some are in hellOn the edge of our seat, don't know where it's gonna go'Til we're all throwin' bombs, screamin' "On with the show!"In a Punishing worldIncrediblyPunishing worldVortex of defensiveness in which I quipEscaping conflicted, the conflict I try to escapeTry to find some comfort, what i find insteadLike changing my position on a cement bedA mess of anxiety that lusts and loathesLivin' in terror of debt, and in the misery I knowIn a Punishing worldIncrediblyPunishing worldSubterfuge, Orwellian doublespeakA consciously awarin' little ego-freakSo much bullshit everywhere I goAmazing how many things there are that aren't soIn a Punishing worldIncrediblyPunishing worldPunishing worldPunishing worldInstead of compassion, lots of love and joyA vast competition, compulsion to destroyFurther from line I get in spirit and mindSelfishness makes stronger all the ties that bindI laboriously make em with my words and thoughts'Til they're impossible to breakI'm stuck, I'm doneIn a Punishing worldIncrediblyPunishing worldIt's a punishing worldPunishing worldSuch a punishing worldPunishing worldWhat a bummerPunishing worldAll summerPunishing worldMan it's a punishing worldPunishing worldYeah, a punishing worldPunishing worldIt's a punishing...